Two hooded suspects wearing all black can be seen in the clip while the digger continues to ram through the walls.

At one point the front wheels of the digger are lifted off the floor – before reversing back to drive up for another bashing.

The two-storey store-room was left close to collapse when two walls were demolished leaving a scene of devastation today.

Police believe the gang, equipped with the digger, two lorries and a fork-lift truck, fled empty-handed after being disturbed.

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BRAZEN: Ram-raiders tried to steal an ATM from a Whittlesey service station

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DARING: CCTV shows the digger smashing into the wall

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DEMOLISHED: Scene of devastation following the raid

The botched raid was in the Delph petrol station in the quiet Whittlesey near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.

A Cambridgeshire police spokesman said: "It is believed there were four men there, all wearing black clothing, who managed to get away with the ATM.

"It has been reported that there were a number of vehicles used, including two trucks, a forklift and a JCB.

"A red car, believed to be an Audi, was seen to make off in the direction of Thorney/Dog in a Doublet."

Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service closed the petrol station after declaring it no longer safe for use.

Martin Green was driving past the service station when he spotted the police tape and then realised the end of a building next to the service station was missing.

He said: "I was surprised – it's not the sort of thing you normally get in a quiet area like that."

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BOTCHED: The raiders targeted the Delph petrol station in Whittlesey near Peterborough, Camb...

The failed raid came as Essex police said they were hunting a gang suspected of being behind at least three ATM raids during the last month.

Detectives in Essex yesterday said they were linking the thefts of cashpoint machines from the Harlow area.

DCI Stuart Smith, of the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate, said: "We now believe all three thefts are linked and we are carrying out extensive enquiries to find out who is responsible and bring them to justice."

Anyone with information about the ongoing police investigation into the three thefts is asked to call the Serious and Organised Crime Unit on 101.